Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

2023 Cover Collage

THE 2023 LIST

1. A book set in a location that begins with A, T, or Y - Because I Could Not Stop for Death by Amanda Flower
2. A book by an author you read in 2022 - Aunt Dimity Goes West by Nancy Atherton
3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the 2023 list - In the Tears of God by Brian Burt
4. A book with an interracial relationship - Grumpy Fake Boyfriend by Jackie Lau
5. A book with 4 or more colors on the cover - Falling Stars by Fern Michaels
6. A book where books are important - Don't Judge a Book by Its Hover by Amy McNulty
7. A book with ONE of the five "W" question words in the title - The Address Book: What Street Addresses Reveal About Identity, Race, Wealth, and Power by Deirdre Mask
8. An author's debut book - Mink River by Brian Doyle
9. A book nominated for an award beginning with W - Idea: The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules

10. A book related to one of the Spice Girls' "personalities" - The New Guy by Sarina Bowen (Sporty Spice)
11. A book about a person/character with a disability - Her Unexpected RoommateJackie Lau (depression)
12. A book connected to birds, bees, or bunnies - Birdsongs by Jason Deas
13. A book that has an object that is repeated on the cover

14. A book with a con, deception, or fake - Harriet: A Jane Austen Variation by Alice McVeigh
15. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 1 - Dandy and the Dognappers by M. Louisa Locke (19th)
16. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 2 - Death on Deck by Verity Bright (20th)
17. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 3 - I'm Your Guy by Sarina Bowen (21st)

18. A book related to science - His Grumpy Childhood Friend by Jackie Lau
19. A book related to the arts - Skeleton in the Art Closet: A Watercolor Mystery by Gail Langer Karwoski
20. A book with a cover or title that includes a route of travel -
21. A book by an Asian diaspora author - Not Another Family Wedding by Jackie Lau
22. A book with a faceless person on the cover

23. A book with a body of water in the title
24. A character that might be called a Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, or Spy
25. A book with a tropical setting
26. A book related to pride

27. A book by an author from continental Europe
28. A book that is dark
29. A book that is light
30. A book related to a chess piece
31. A book found by inputting a favorite author on https://www.literature-map.com

32. A book set in a UNESCO City of Literature
33. A book by an author with a first name popular in 1923 - Idea: My Own Words
34. A novella
35. A book with a school subject in the title

36. A book that has been translated from another language
37. A book with the theme of returning home
38. A book with the sun, moon, or stars on the cover
39. A western

40. A book with a full name in the title
41. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists
42. A book related to a ghost, spirit, phantom, or specter
43. A book that involves a murder
44. A book where the cover design includes text that is not completely horizontal

45. A book whose author has published more than 7 books
46. A title that contains a word often found in a recipe
47. A book related to a geometric shape
48. A book with an unusually large version of an animal in the story

49. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2022 or 2023
50. A second book that fits your favorite prompt
51. A book published in 2023
52. A book with an unusual or surprising title

1. A book set in a location that begins with A, T, or Y

Title: Because I Could Not Stop for Death
Author: Amanda Flower
Rating: 4 stars
Shelves: Historical mystery
How it fits the prompt: Set in Amherst, Massachusetts

2. A book by an author you read in 2022

Title: Aunt Dimity Goes West
Author: Nancy Atherton
Rating: 5 stars
Shelves: cozy mystery
How it fits the prompt: Started rereading the Aunt Dimity books after Christmas. Read 7 in the week between Christmas and New Years

3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the 2023 list

Title: In the Tears of God
Author: Brian Burt
Rating: 3 stars
Shelves: dystopias, cli-fi
How it fits the prompt: A book mainly set underground or underwater - set mostly underwater off the coast of Oregon

4. A book with an interracial relationship

Title: Grumpy Fake Boyfriend
Author: Jackie Lau
Rating: 4 Stars
Shelves: Contemporary Romance
How it fits the prompt: Heroine is Chinese Canadian, Hero is White Canadian

A book with 4 or more colors on the cover

Title: Falling Stars
Author: Fern Michaels
Rating: 3 Stars
Shelves: Contemporary Romance
How it fits the prompt: Red, Blue, Green and Gold colors on cover

6. A book where books are important

Title: Don't Judge a Book by Its Hover
Author: Amy McNulty
Rating: 3 Stars
Shelves: Paranormal Mystery
How it fits the prompt: Set at a paranormal book convention

7. A book with ONE of the five "W" question words in the title

Title: The Address Book: What Street Addresses Reveal About Identity, Race, Wealth, and Power
Author: Deirdre Mask
Rating: 4 Stars
Shelves: Social Sciences
How it fits the prompt: What in the subtitle

8. An author's debut book

Title: Mink River
Author: Brian Doyle
Rating: 4 Stars
Shelves: Literature
How it fits the prompt: Debut novel

10. A book related to one of the Spice Girls' "personalities"

Title: The New Guy
Author: Sarina Bowen
Rating: 5 Stars
Shelves: Contemporary Romance
How it fits the prompt: Main characters are a hockey player & athletic trainer (for Sporty Spice)

11. A book about a person/character with a disability

Title: Her Unexpected Roommate
Author: Jackie Lau
Rating: 4 Stars
Shelves: Contemporary Romance
How it fits the prompt: Heroine has depression

14. A book with a con, deception, or fake

Title: Harriet: A Jane Austen Variation
Author: Alice McVeigh
Rating: 3 Stars
Shelves: Historical Fiction, Austeniana
How it fits the prompt: Jane Fairfax and Frank Churchill's secret engagement

15. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 1

Title: Dandy and the Dognappers
Author: M. Louisa Locke
Rating: 5 stars
Shelves: Historical Mystery
How it fits the prompt: Set in the 19th century

16. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 2

Title: Death on Deck
Author: Verity Bright
Rating: 3 Stars
Shelves: Historical Mystery
How it fits the prompt: Set in the 20th century

17. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 3

Title: I'm Your Guy
Author: Sarina Bowen
Rating: 5 Stars
Shelves: Contemporary Romance
How it fits the prompt: Set in the 21st century

18. A book related to science

Title: His Grumpy Childhood Friend
Author: Jackie Lau
Rating: 3 stars
Shelves: Contemporary Romance
How it fits the prompt: Heroine is a geologist

19. A book related to the arts

Title: Skeleton in the Art Closet: A Watercolor Mystery
Author: Gail Langer Karwoski
Rating: 3 stars
Shelves: Mystery
How it fits the prompt: Protagonist is an amateur watercolorist

21. A book by an Asian diaspora author

Title: Not Another Family Wedding
Author: Jackie Lau
Rating: 5 stars
Shelves: Contemporary Romance
How it fits the prompt: Author is Chinese-Canadian

12. A book connected to birds, bees, or bunnies

Title: Birdsongs
Author: Jason Deas
Rating:
Shelves: Mystery/Thriller
How it fits the prompt: Title; also killer leaves dead birds at the crime scenes